Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Leedale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Leedale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Leedale is located in Bell County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Leedale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leedale:
- Bell County (The home county of Leedale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedale, with the one closest to Leedale listed first.
- Cyclone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Meeks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ocker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Heidenheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Academy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Oenaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Little River Academy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little River Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sparks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Coryell County
- The Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedale, with the one closest to Leedale listed first.
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Rosebud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Blevins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Lott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Bruceville - Eddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Chilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mooreville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Highbank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- North Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedale, with the one closest to Leedale listed first.
- Eddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bruceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Rosenthal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedale, with the one closest to Leedale listed first.
- Buckholts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Val Verde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Davilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cameron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Marlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Minerva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Jones Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Maysfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Robertson County
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leedale, with the one closest to Leedale listed first.
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Laneport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Schwertner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Jarrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thrall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leedale, see our County-by-County Page for Leedale.
Cemeteries Near Leedale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leedale.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Leedale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leedale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leedale, with the one closest to Leedale listed first.
- Dyess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dyess Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wedel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taplin View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reeds Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barclay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Buckholts.
- The Hope Lutheran Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hope Cemetery
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Little Flock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Temple.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4866 <2>
- Greathouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Volo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Leedale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leedale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leedale, with the one closest to Leedale listed first.
- Cyclone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Ocker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Heidenheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buckholts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Oenaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Belfalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belfalls is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfalls
- Ben Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leedale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leedale.
Newspapers Published in Leedale ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leedale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leedale, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leedale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Leedale:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- McLennan County
- Milam County
- Robertson County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |